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Germany is considering slashing air travel to ‘almost zero’ as queues build up at border checkpoints. Chancellor Angela Merkel told her parties’ legislators she did not want a travel ban, but with the pandemic raging this winter there should be no tourism, sources said. Interior minister Horst Seehofer earlier told the Bild newspaper Merkel had … Read more
No escape! Police in Wales set up to checkpoints to quiz motorists in essential trips crackdown – as forces in England vow to turn around drivers without a good excuse for crossing the border Road blocks set up by Welsh police across the country to check for rule breakers Meanwhile forces in border counties in England … Read more
IRA threat to Brexit border posts in Ulster: Checkpoints in Northern Ireland could become targets for dissident republicans after we leave EU, MPs warn MPs fear political violence could increase on the border as a result of Brexit The New IRA are also recruiting significant numbers of young people, they warn MI5 also raised fears … Read more
De Blasio on Wednesday announcing the checkpoints. He has not though laid out where they will be or how he will enforce the quarantine once people pass them New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is implementing checkpoints to stop people entering the city from any of the 35 states that are on Cuomo’s mandatory quarantine … Read more
Melbourne has gone back into lockdown with police checkpoints across the city to help fight a second wave of coronavirus just weeks after Australia celebrated beating Covid-19. The southern state of Victoria recorded 77 new cases of the virus yesterday – its biggest total since March 31, bringing the total number of new cases since Monday … Read more
Florida is working to set up more highway checkpoints to deter New York, New Jersey and Connecticut travelers from arriving in the Sunshine State as coronavirus cases pass 4,000. Florida Gov Ron DeSantis said Saturday that the screening of travelers on Interstate 95 will be similar to the measure adopted Friday on Interstate 10 to … Read more
Police have today started to stop cars to demand to know where people are going and decide if their journeys are ‘essential’ as they enforce Boris Johnson’s coronavirus lockdown after a shock poll showed millions of Brits are breaking the rules. North Yorkshire Police said it will now be using unannounced checkpoints to stop vehicles … Read more